Heel-jack



(No Model.)

E. BAILEY.

HEEL JACK.

Patented Jan. Z0, 1.885.

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EPHRAIM BAILEY, OF XV EST NEVBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEEL-JACK.

SPECIFICATION forming pari". of Letters Patent No. 311,098, dated January 20, 1885.

Anplieation Filed October' 3l, i854 .To all wil/0m may concern:

Beit known that I, EPHRAIM BAILEY, of`

WestV Newbury, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heel-Jacks, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to a jack for use in supporting a boot or shoe whennailing a heel thereon, and the invention consists, in substance, in combination with a support for a block or rest for the heel portion ofthe boot or shoe, of an arm pivoted to said support,and constructed and arranged to be placed within the boot or shoe and press against the toe to hold the boot or shoe in suitable position on the 'block for the proper securing of the heel thereto, all substantially as hereinafter fully described.

It also consists, in combination therewith, of other constructions and arrangements of parts for the holding ofthe boot or shoe, substantially as hereinafter fully described, reference bcing had to the accompanying plate of drawings, in which# Figure 1 is avertical longitudinal section of a heel-jack constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a front view. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3, Fig. l, and Fig. 4 is a detail plan view.

In the drawings, Arepresentsa post orsupport, having a base, B, which base rests and is arranged to 'turn on a plate, C, hinged at D to a block, E, adapted by screw-holes a to be secured to the table or bench. The base B has a downwardproj ecting central portion,F, circular in cross-section, projecting into a corresponding opening, G, in the plate C, and in which it can freely turn. On its under side is a iiat circular plate, H, secured thereto by screws b, and of larger diameter, which lies within a shoulder, J, in the under side of plate C, by which the base is prevented from being detached therefrom,but is free to turn thereon.

K is a block of metal substantially of the shape of the heel of a boot or shoe in horizontal section, and adapted to tit within the heel portion of a boot or shoe, for the sole at the heel to rest on the upper surface, cl, of said block. This block has a pin, L, which fits (No model.)

within an open socket, f, in the upper end of the post, so that it can be easily inserted therein and removed therefrom.

M is a dat spring, secured at one end, g, to the side of the post, its free end having a pin, 7i,which passesthrough an opening, Z, in the side of the post and enters a socket, m, in the pin L ofthe heelblock,whereby the heel-block is held securelyr to the post and prevented from turning within its socket.

N is an arm, pivoted at n to an upward projection, P, of the base at one side of the post, and extending upward therefrom and arranged to swing on such pivot to and from the post, but limited in its outward movement by a shoulder, q, of the projection I. This arrn N has pvoted to its upper end at s an arln, Q, which extends therefrom substantially in a horizontal direction and swings on such pivot vertically, being limited in its movements by the abutment of its square end r against the side of the arm N. This arm Q, tapers in thickness toward its outer end, t, and sidewise has its outer end widened, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3.

R is a spiral spring, attached at one end to the upright P, and at the other end to the side of the arniN near its top, at u, the tension of which serves to hold the arm forward from the post, for the purpose hereinafter stated.

T is a iiat plate of metal, attached by its angular portion o to the front side, w, of the heel-block K by screws w, which pass through longitudinal open slots y in the angular p0rtion o, by which the plate canbe attached to and detached from the heel-block and adjusted as to its height, as desired.

The operation of the jack is substantially as follows: The shoe to be heeled is first placed over the outer ends, taz, of the arm Q and plate T, and then pressed down at the heel portion over the edge of and onto the upper surface of the heel-block. The tension of the spring R on t-he arm serves to keep the end t of the arm Q closely against the toe, inside the shoe, and thus to keep the back or heel portion of the shoe firmly against the outer edge, b2, of the heel-block. Vhen so secured the heel is placed in position on the sole and nailed thereon in the usual manner, the heel-block IOG serving as an anvil against which to hammer and rivet or clinch the nails. The plate T supports the forward part of the shoe. Vhen the heel is secured, the shoe is removed from thejaelc and another placed thereon for operation thereon, as before.

If desirous of trimming or polishing the edge of the heel or sole, or to burnish the sur face of the sole, the post can be swiveled upon its plate C, and can also swing forward on its hinge D for the more convenient operation thereof.

InV burnishing or trimming the heel the post in its swiveling movement will turn on the heel-block so that its curved edge will travel in a line concentric to the axial line on which the post turns in its plate. The base B is provided with holes z, by which it can be secured to the bench or table by screws when desirous of using the jack independent of its plate C.

Varying sizes of heel-blocks can be used, each being provided wit-h a pin, L, and can also be attached in any other suitable manner; also, varying lengths-ot arms Q can be used, the pivot s being arranged to be removed as desired tor the convenient changing of the same, by which varying widths and lengths of shoes can be placed and held on the jack for the securing of the heels thereto.

It is necessary for the `proper operation ot' thejack that the arm Q should be of a length sufficient for it, when the boot or shoe is on the jack, to be pressed back against the spring It, for the tensionYY of the Vspring to be exerted against the toe to hold the shoe closely against the outer edge, b2, of the heel-block.

The plate T can be permanently attached to the heelblock, if desired, although it is preferable to attach it so it can be easily removed, as it might be dispensed with sometimes, and, in lieu of being dat or straight, it can conform more particularly to the shape ofthe shoe-sole.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Y l. Ajack for heeling boots and shoes, consisting, substantially, of a post carrying a detachable heel-block, in combination with and constructed and arranged to turn in a base, C, the center of which movement is substantially coincident with the center of the outline of the heel of the boot or shoe When secured to the jack, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a jack for heeling boots and shoes, in combination with a post or supportfor aheelblock, K, an arm, N, pivoted to said post and provided with a spring, R, and an arm, Q, pivoted thereto, all substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a jack for heeling boots and shoes, in combination With a post or support for a heel block, K, having a pin, L, to iit a socket,f, in said post, a spring-pin, l1., arranged to engage with av socket, Z, in said post, and a socket, m, in said heel-block pin L, substantially as and 'for the purpose specitied.

4. In ajack for heeling boots and shoes, a post or support for a heel-block, K. and a )late T havinoananular ortion c ada )ted Y 9 D D 7 7 to be attached to and detached from said heelbloclt, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In ajacli for heeling` boots and shoes, a post or support carrying a heel-block, K, and plate, .l, and constructed and arranged to turn in a base, C, said base being hinged to, a block, E, substantially as and for the' purpose specified.

6. In ajaek for heeling boots and shoes, a pcst cr support having a heelblock, K, provided with shoulders, x, and a plate, T, having slots y, to engage with said shoulders for ready attachment to and detachment from said heel-block, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EPHRAIM BAILEY. Vitnesses:

EDWIN XV. BROWN, WM. S. BnLLoWs. 

